Baklava Recipe

Baklava Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 puff pastry sheet
• 6 clove
• 1 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

For Filling :

• 150 gm walnuts
• 120 gm sugar
• 150 gm almonds
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

For Toppings :

• 1/2 cup honey

Recipe :

• Step 1 Prepare the filling for Baklava

  Start by preparing the filling of the baklava. For the same, coarsely ground walnuts and almonds and add them in a bowl along with cinnamon and sugar. Mix the ingredients well with a spoon and keep the bowl aside.

• Step 2 Cut puff pastry sheet in half and preheat the oven

  Place the puff pastry sheets on a flat surface, use a sharp knife to cut the sheets in half. To maintain the moisture of sheets, cover them with a wet kitchen towel. Now, preheat oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Step 3 Spread the filling on the half puff pastry sheet in layers

  Next, brush the bottom of a standard pan with melted butter and line the puff sheets gently. Ensure that they are nicely coated with melted butter. Take spoonfuls of the filling and evenly spread on the puff pastry sheet, and reserve some for later use. You can apply a little butter over the nuts filling. Now, add the remaining filling and add the last layer of pastry sheets. Refrigerate the pastry sheets for a few minutes to set.

• Step 4 Bake for 40 minutes

  Place it in the oven and bake for 40 minutes, until puff pastry sheets turn golden in colour. Meanwhile, to prepare the syrup, combine honey and cloves in a pan and cook over medium flame. Cook and stir until the syrup thickens and remove from heat.

• Step 5 Pour honey syrup and enjoy!

  Remove the cloves and add lemon juice in the pan, mix well and keep aside to cool slightly. When baklava is cooked and warmed, ladle the honey syrup carefully over it. Serve hot and enjoy!

Tips :

• Finely chop the nuts you are using in your dish, but make sure you don't powder them.

• If you are using dough, make sure you thaw it well and it's not sticky. As this will not make your Baklava that good.

• While you are working on your dish, use kitchen towels and put them on each puff pastry sheet so that they don't tear up.

• Always prepare honey syrup in advance so that it sticks to the hot Baklava.

• Using pastry sheets is a better idea, this will save alot of time and effort.